Jones PhD, RN, CCNS, Allison

Jones PhD, RN, CCNS, Allison
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Assistant Professor (P), Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs 2015 -
Assistant Professor (S), Emergency Medicine - Research , Emergency Medicine 2016 -
Associate Scientist (C), Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center 2017 -
Co-Director, Nursing Academic Support , Nursing Academic Affairs 2018 -
Associate Scientist (C), UAB Center for Study of Community Health , School of Public Health 2019 -

Overview

Dr. Jones began her nursing career working in the University of Kentucky Emergency Department, a Level I trauma center. She completed her PhD in Nursing in 2015 with a focus on outcomes associated with use of older stored blood in patients with major trauma. She is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Acute Care, and in Patient Blood Management. Dr. Jones is actively involved in the Stop the Bleed campaign through her connections with the UAB trauma team, and is a certified Stop The Bleed instructor. For more information on Stop the Bleed training, please contact uabstb@uab.edu. Dr. Jones currently serves as Co-Director of the BSN Honors Program.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	Older Blood Is Associated With Increased Mortality and Adverse Events in Massively Transfused Trauma Patients: Secondary Analysis of the PROPPR Trial 2019
2019	Improving Transition to Practice: Integration of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Into a Baccalaureate nursing program 2019
2019	Characterizing red blood cell age exposure in massive transfusion therapy: the scalar age of blood index (SBI) 2019
2019	Evaluation of “Stop the Bleed” training among K-12 faculty and staff in Alabama 2019
2018	Improving Transition to Practice: Integration of ACLS into a Baccalaureate Nursing Program 2018
2018	Older blood is associated with increased mortality and adverse events in massively transfused trauma patients: secondary analysis of the PROPPR trial 2018
2018	Improving Transition to Practice: Integration of ACLS into a Baccalaureate Nursing Program 2018
2018	Using text messages to promote health in African-Americans: #HeartHealthyandCancerFree^* 2018
2018	Packed red blood cell transfusion in older adults: A systematic review 2018
2017	From Donor to Recipient: Considerations for Blood Transfusion Outcomes Research 2017
2017	Initial validation of a virtual blood draw exposure paradigm for fear of blood and needles 2017
2017	Adverse Reactions to Transfusion of Blood Products and Best Practices for Prevention 2017
2017	Adverse reactions to transfusion of blood products and guideline-based prevention and management 2017
2017	Revised National Estimates of Emergency Department Visits for Sepsis in the United States 2017
2017	Consequences of blood component transfusion in patients with trauma: A conceptual model 2017
2017	Consequences of transfusing blood components in patients with trauma: A conceptual model 2017
2017	Injury severity, sex, and transfusion volume, but not transfusion ratio, predict inflammatory complications after traumatic injury 2017
2016	Association of blood component ratio with clinical outcomes in patients after trauma and massive transfusion a systematic review 2016
2016	Association of blood component ratio with clinical outcomes in patients after trauma and massive transfusion: A systematic review 2016
2016	Risk Factors for Targeted Fungal and Mycobacterial Infections in Patients Taking Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors 2016
2015	20 things you didnt know about blood transfusion 2015
2014	A survey of O RhD-negative red cells in the south west: Stocks and distribution compared to use and wastage 2014
2014	Increased mortality in adult patients with trauma transfused with blood components compared with whole blood 2014
2014	Processing, testing and selecting blood components 2014
	Older blood is associated with increased mortality and adverse events in massively transfused trauma patients
	Pre-operative Anemia is Common in Cancer Patients
	Predictors of inflammatory complications in patients Who received blood component transfusion after trauma
	Predictors of inflammatory complications in patients who received blood component transfusion after trauma
	Simulation and peer feedback in an undergraduate nursing physical assessment course: A retrospective cohort pilot study
	The Effect of Simulation and Peer Feedback on Physical Assessment Skills
	Using social media and text messages to promote health in African Americans: #HeartHealthyandCancerFree
	Using social media and text messages to promote health in African Americans: #HeartHealthyandCancerFree

Research Overview

Dr. Jones's research currently includes work related to patient blood management in patients with trauma, the effects of stored blood in transfused trauma patients, and methods to promote bleeding control education in the community setting.

Teaching Overview

Dr. Jones teaches in both the traditional BSN program and the PhD program. In the BSN program, courses taught include Pathophysiologic Concepts, Pharmacotherapy I and II, Introduction to Nursing Research, Exploring Nursing Research, and Research Immersion. In the PhD program, Dr. Jones currently teaches the Responsible Conduct of Research course for first semester PhD students.